UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation
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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation

Oct. 16, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the MDS Foundation, making it the only center in Arkansas to become part of the foundation’s referral network of the top bone marrow disorder treatment centers in the world. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are...

Marty Trieschmann
UAMS Cancer Researcher Amanda Stolarz. Ph.D.,
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Symposium Showcases Promising Research Aimed at Reducing Cancer Therapy Side Effects

Oct. 14, 2024 | What is worse? Cancer or cancer treatment? Ask any patient treated with chemotherapy, and the answer may be the treatment. Common side effects of chemotherapy include pain, fatigue, hair loss, mouth sores, bowel issues as well as nerve, muscle, cell and organ damage. And that’s just chemotherapy. Conventional X-ray radiation, a treatment needed by half...

Marty Trieschmann
Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D., discusses some of the misconceptions about schizophrenia at the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference.
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Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism

Oct. 3, 2024 | The more than 250 people who attended the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute, left the Sept. 27 event with information about the latest treatment approaches and promising findings.

Tim Taylor
Perry Outreach Program
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Inspiring and Empowering the Next Generation of Women Orthopaedic Surgeons

Sept. 30, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomed female students from the College of Medicine and Arkansas high schools for the Perry Outreach Program, an annual program to teach and inspire young women to become orthopaedic surgeons. It is the 11th year that the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has hosted...

Andrew Vogler

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College of Nursing Holds White Coat Ceremony to Celebrate Students’ Next Step

Oct. 18, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing held a white coat ceremony to welcome more than 100 nursing students to the clinical phase of their education. The Oct. 4 ceremony, held at the First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock, honored students in the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Patricia Cowan,...

Chris Carmody
Donald Bodenner, director of the UAMS Thyroid Cancer Clinic and chief of endocrine oncology, speaks during a panel discussion that also featured Jeanne Wei, executive director of the Institute on Aging and chair of the Department of Geriatrics, and Christopher Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

Conference Offers Look at Latest Developments in Geriatric Care

Oct. 17, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging recently hosted its annual Geriatrics Updates conference, convening health professionals and community members who wanted to learn about the latest developments in geriatric care. The three-day conference covered a variety of topics that affect the lives of older adults, including cancer,...

Chris Carmody
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College of Public Health Researcher Leads Project to Address Diabetes Management and Education

Oct. 16, 2024 | Mandana Rezaeiahari, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, received a grant to study diabetes self-management and education for individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is funding...

Kev' Moye

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Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia

Oct. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., has joined the staff of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia. She will see pediatric patients while also serving as an associate professor for UAMS’ residency program. A native of Magnolia, Cross has operated Magnolia Pediatric Clinic since 1999....

Philip Allison
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UAMS Hosts Oct. 24 Spinal Neurosurgery Lecture

Oct. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Nicholas Theodore, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury, will discuss advances in spine surgery in a free, public lecture Oct. 24 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Theodore is a professor of neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University School of...

Linda Satter
Tina Hedrick from AFMC leads CHWs in an exercise on anatomy as part of the DEEP training program.
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New UAMS Initiative Trains Community Health Workers to Provide Diabetes Support in Rural Pharmacies

Oct. 11, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation launched a statewide initiative to train community health workers (CHWs) to provide diabetes support using the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) curriculum. This training, which is part of a larger statewide initiative to empower local communities to improve diabetes management and outcomes,...

David Wise

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